Multiple fishing rod holding bucket

Abstract

A fishing rod holder bucket having a pair of rod holders affixed to the upstanding wall of the bucket. One rod holder is oriented in a first slanted direction and the second rod holder is oriented in a second slanted direction opposite to the first direction, whereby the bucket is positioned during use such that one rod holder and its retained fishing rod slant to the left side while the other rod holder and its retained fishing rod slant to the right side, such that the distance between the fishing rod tips is maximized in order to decrease the likelihood of rod tip interference and line entanglement.

1 . A device for holding at least two fishing rods, the device comprising: 
 a bucket having an upstanding wall;    a first rod holder mounted to said wall at an acute angle out of vertical;    a second rod holder mounted to said wall opposite from said first rod holder at an acute angle out of vertical and in a direction opposite to the direction in which said first rod holder is mounted.    
   
   
       2 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said first and said second rod holders are mounted at approximately 180 degrees to each other.  
   
   
       3 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said first and said second rod holders each comprise a sleeve body having an open top, an open bottom and a rod stop member.  
   
   
       4 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein said first and said second rod holders are mounted to said bucket wall using mechanical fasteners.  
   
   
       5 . The device of  claim 3 , wherein said rod stop members each comprise an apertured cap mounted on said open bottom of each said first and said second rod holders.  
   
   
       6 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein one of said mechanical fasteners comprises said rod stop member for each said first and second rod holder.  
   
   
       7 . The device of  claim 4 , wherein said bucket wall is provided with at least one curved slot through which one of said mechanical fasteners is passed, such that the acute angle for at least one of said first and said second rod holders may be altered.  
   
   
       8 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said first and said second rod holders are mounted on the interior of said bucket.  
   
   
       9 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein said bucket further comprises a handle, and whereby said first and said second rod holders are mounted on said bucket such that movement of said handle is not interfered with.  
   
   
       10 . A device for holding at least two fishing rods, the device comprising: 
 a container having an upstanding wall, a closed bottom and an open top defined by a rim;    a first rod holder mounted to said container at an acute angle out of vertical;    a second rod holder mounted to said container opposite from said first rod holder at an acute angle out of vertical and in a direction opposite to the direction in which said first rod holder is mounted;    wherein said first and said second rod holders extend above said container rim.    
   
   
       11 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein said first and said second rod holders are mounted at approximately 180 degrees to each other.  
   
   
       12 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein said first and said second rod holders each comprise a sleeve body having an open top, an open bottom and a rod stop member.  
   
   
       13 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein said first and said second rod holders are mounted to said container using mechanical fasteners.  
   
   
       14 . The device of  claim 12 , wherein said rod stop members each comprise an apertured cap mounted on said open bottom of each said first and said second rod holders.  
   
   
       15 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein one of said mechanical fasteners comprises said rod stop member for each said first and second rod holder.  
   
   
       16 . The device of  claim 13 , wherein said container is provided with at least one curved slot through which one of said mechanical fasteners is passed, such that the acute angle for at least one of said first and said second rod holders may be altered.  
   
   
       17 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein said first and said second rod holders are mounted on the interior of said container.  
   
   
       18 . The device of  claim 10 , wherein said container further comprises a handle, and whereby said first and said second rod holders are mounted on said container such that movement of said handle is not interfered with.  
   
   
       19 . A fishing rod holder device comprising: 
 a bucket having a wall, a handle, an open top and a closed bottom;    a first rod holder mounted to said wall at an acute angle out of vertical and pointing in a first direction;    a second rod holder mounted to said wall opposite from said first rod holder at an acute angle out of vertical and pointing in a second direction opposite to said first direction;    each of said first and said second rod holders comprising a sleeve body, an open top and a rod stop member, wherein said rod holder open tops extend above said bucket open top and wherein said first and said second rod holders do not interfere with movement of said handle; and    wherein said first and said second rod holders are mounted to said bucket wall using mechanical fasteners.    
   
   
       20 . The device of  claim 19 , wherein said first and said second rod holders are mounted to the interior of said bucket.